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quite frankly, david brooks, the conservative columnist, said it best. i quote what he said about where republicans particularly in the house are trying to lead this nation. david brooks wrote, and i quote the republican party may no longer be a normal party. over the past few years it has been infected by a faction that is more a psychological protest than a practical governing alternative. the members of this movement do not accept the logic of compromise, no matter how sweet the terms. if you ask them to raise taxes by an inch in order to cut government by a foot, they say no. if you ask them to raise taxes by an inch to cut government by a yard, they will still say no. end quote from david brooks, the conservative columnist. we need to have the system work. we need democrats and republicans working together. we need a budget plan that's predictable, that gets our budget under control, that allows america to create the jobs that we need and invest in education, innovation and infrastructure so america can continue to lead the world in economic growth.
quite frankly, david brooks, the conservative columnist, said it best. i quote what he said about where republicans particularly in the house are trying to lead this nation. david brooks wrote, and i quote the republican party may no longer be a normal party. over the past few years it has been infected by a faction that is more a psychological protest than a practical governing alternative. the members of this movement do not accept the logic of compromise, no matter how sweet the terms. if...
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reid: i now ask unanimous consent on behalf of senator bingaman that his interns shannon simpson, brook jordi and tray dubrey be granted floor privileges during today's business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the leader is recognized. mr. reid: i ask that the call. quorum be terminated. officer sphe without objection. rioted reid mr. president, we have five days remaining until a few extremist republicans drive our economy off the cliff because they're too radical and inexperienced to compromise. mr. reid: financial experts are begging copping to come toon agreement and avert the first-ever default on this nation's financial obligations. this is what one financial analyst said yesterday about the need to avert a default crisis that would spark a global economic depression. this is a quote. "the market is saying we need a deal here. default is starting to seep into the marketplace." close quote. it won't be long, they say, before financial markets
reid: i now ask unanimous consent on behalf of senator bingaman that his interns shannon simpson, brook jordi and tray dubrey be granted floor privileges during today's business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the leader is recognized. mr. reid: i ask that the call. quorum be terminated. officer sphe without objection. rioted reid mr. president, we have...
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masters and commanders, how roosevelt, churchill, marshall and alan brooke won the war, 2008. and now we have "the storm of war: a new history of the second world war." which was released in the u.k. and was the number two bestseller on the london times book review list. and mr. roberts claims to be 48 years old. this is up for considerable debate. either he is about 70, with a lifetime backdrop of research which allows him to put out a new book every year or two, or he runs an empire called roberts incorporated which is an intellectual selection -- sweatshop with a bunch of elves in the back room. there appears to be no other explanations of this level of productivity in terms of his output. like all andrew roberts' books, and i've a number of them in my shelf, i've never bought them, i've never gotten a discount, this one is a page turner. it gives us the viewpoint of hitler and his generals. and andrew is trying to answer the really big question that has haunted historians, and many others, for the last 70 years. why did germany lose the war? was at the superiority of the a
masters and commanders, how roosevelt, churchill, marshall and alan brooke won the war, 2008. and now we have "the storm of war: a new history of the second world war." which was released in the u.k. and was the number two bestseller on the london times book review list. and mr. roberts claims to be 48 years old. this is up for considerable debate. either he is about 70, with a lifetime backdrop of research which allows him to put out a new book every year or two, or he runs an empire...
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then there's an article -- then there's a david brooks, a leading republican columnist, who said, "if the debt ceiling talks fail, independent voters will see that democrats were willing to compromise but republicans were not. if responsible republicans do not take control, independents will conclude that republican fanaticism caused this default. they will conclude that republicans are not fit to govern. and they will be right." this is written by a leading republican -- well, actually i'd call him a leading intellect in the republican party. so we see here that people on the outside are noticing what's happening. you cannot take your marbles and go home when the full faith and credit of the united states of america is at stake. now, a lot of people think raising the debt ceiling is so you can do more spending in the future. no, no. raising the debt ceiling is to take care of the debts that were incurred in the past. two wars unpaid for, a huge tax cut to the millionaires and the billionaires unpaid for, a prescription drug benefit unpaid for while my republican friends said no, that
then there's an article -- then there's a david brooks, a leading republican columnist, who said, "if the debt ceiling talks fail, independent voters will see that democrats were willing to compromise but republicans were not. if responsible republicans do not take control, independents will conclude that republican fanaticism caused this default. they will conclude that republicans are not fit to govern. and they will be right." this is written by a leading republican -- well,...